Babcock-Webb Ecosystem


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis NT resident (-) present A1
Bachman's Sparrow Peucaea aestivalis NT resident (-) present A1

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
- Yucca Pens Preserve (V) <1
2014 GRP_Charlotte, FL (12015) Environmental System (V) <1


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Babcock-Webb Ecosystem (USA). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/babcock-webb-ecosystem-iba-usa on 24/12/2024.